3d studio max

BagBoysProductions · Post by **BagBoysProductions** » Sat Feb 12, 2005 11:50 pm

I was looking at some effect tutorials on shinning star studios and they use 3d studio max alot. How much is that program. and where could i get it.

andrew_107 · Post by **andrew_107** » Sun Feb 13, 2005 1:52 am

You can buy 3ds max here http://estore.discreet.com/dr/v2/ec_MAI ... _ID=174329
But your looking at spending $3500.
You can get an academic discount but it's still expensive.

I suggest you take a look at the demo first. http://www4.discreet.com/3dsmax/

Directordude · Post by **Directordude** » Sun Feb 13, 2005 5:48 am

go to www.academicsuperstore.com and get it there thats where i got it from
alot cheaper. onlyy buy it if you are going to use it
I bought it and dont use it alot. I am now thought trying to get back to using it. and learning it.
directordude

XhuntedoverlordX · Post by **XhuntedoverlordX** » Tue Feb 15, 2005 4:11 pm

If you plan on using it now but not a whole lot in the future you can just buy a one year license to it. My friend got one and it cost him only two hundred dollars, problem is once his license runs out he'll have to renew it for another two hundred.

Epsilon · Post by **Epsilon** » Wed Feb 16, 2005 6:41 am

Academic Superstore is a great place to buy it! That's where we get almost all of our products, including 3ds Max!

justsomeguy · Post by **justsomeguy** » Wed Feb 16, 2005 6:44 am

indeed! 3ds max is a great classic tune to regulated by!

Radiate · Post by **Radiate** » Wed Mar 23, 2005 11:01 pm

which is better: 3D studio max or Maya?

Carnage7p · Post by **Carnage7p** » Wed Mar 23, 2005 11:10 pm

niether, they both do the same thing, but 3ds max is more widely used. you cannot say one is better than the other though. i have seen some very impressive work come out of both maya and 3ds max.

jcdenton · Post by **jcdenton** » Thu Mar 24, 2005 3:59 am

there are more nice apps, some of them are cheaper. Softimage XSI or Lightwave to name just a few. And I think the free Blender is also capable of remarkable stuff. Problem of blender is: it isn't an industrial standard, while softimage, 3dsmax or maya is.

Radiate · Post by **Radiate** » Thu Mar 24, 2005 3:47 pm

k thanx

crb · Post by **crb** » Thu Mar 24, 2005 4:27 pm

What about lightwave? I know of some school using the program for 3d stuff. xhuntedoverlordx, is that 200 dollar licensed version academic or just the normal version.

Job · Post by **Job** » Thu Mar 24, 2005 4:37 pm

This is a handy thread to compare 3Dmax with Blender.

crb · Post by **crb** » Thu Mar 24, 2005 11:50 pm

nobody has said anything about Lightwave.

Epsilon · Post by **Epsilon** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 9:24 am

I don't think he cares anymore, his query has probably been fulfilled considering he hasn't posted again.

montezumas_revenge · Post by **montezumas_revenge** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 2:21 pm

3ds max is not more widely used than maya, maybe on games but not on film

Epsilon · Post by **Epsilon** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 6:52 pm